septicaemia

/ ˌsɛptɪˈsiːmɪə /

noun

1. a condition caused by pus-forming microorganisms in the blood Nontechnical nameblood poisoning See also bacteraemia pyaemia

Derived Forms

• ˌseptiˈcaemic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of septicaemia¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sēptik ( os ) septic + -aemia

Example Sentences

In acute anaemias, such as those associated with septicaemia, there is no doubt that blood destruction plays the principal part.

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For cancer, infectious fevers (measles, scarlet fever, typhoid and septicaemia) and as a prophylactic.

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You know while the bullet slew its thousands, septicaemia has slain its tens of thousands.

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If the foetus putrefies it causes fatal septicaemia in the mother, or a perforating abscess, unless it is successfully removed.

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